Trafalgar

A gripping read, full of fascinating insights into the skills and mechanisms involved as well as deeply moving vignettes of the heroism and tragedy played out on that fateful October day. Brilliant – Adam ZamoyskiIf you think you know it all about the battle of Trafalgar, think again. Paul O’Keeffe’s new book is full of fascinating information that few readers will have come across before … His book is a must for Trafalgar fans – Nicholas Best, author of TrafalgarA captivating and comprehensive read. The reader is immersed in the brutal moment by moment action of the battle itself, whether it’s on the deck dodging tumbling ropes and blast fragments, or below at the shoulder of the surgeon and all his raw work saving lives almost blasted to pieces. We ride with the messengers who bring the tidings of victory from the coast to the heart of London and beyond. And then the creation of memorials, as complex a process then as it is today, each one reminding us that we still live in the aftermath of Trafalgar – Emily Mayhew, author of WoundedI was gripped by the wealth of detail and humanity in the book… This is how the tales of battles should be told, whatever the time, place or outcome * Emily Mayhew on Waterloo *It is all here - and all told with the same verve, eye for anecdote and command of the material. This is a very good book, and a model of how narrative history should be written… anybody remotely interested in the battle should read * The Spectator on Waterloo *A tremendous tale - one of the most dramatic in our island’s history - and O’Keeffe tells it beautifully * The Times on Culloden *Fascinating, meticulously researched, often brutally detailed … without being there, those times could not be more vividly brought to life than in this tremendous book * Daily Mail on Culloden *A vibrant and vivid tale, of victory, defeat, savage retribution and ‘high’ art … In our field one is often inclined to think or say, ‘Do we really need another book on Culloden?’ However, if they are written as well and as excitingly as Paul O’Keeffe’s…then the answer is a resounding ‘Yes!’ * Robert Woosnam Savage FSA on Culloden *

Paul O’Keeffe is a lecturer and writer based in Liverpool. His acclaimed books include Waterloo- The Aftermath and, Culloden- Battle & Aftermath, described by the Daily Mail as ‘As vivid as the Ten O’Clock News… fascinating, detailed, meticulously researched… tremendous’.